REMITZ WINS T-H MARINE FLW BFL CHOO CHOO DIVISION OPENER ON LAKE GUNTERSVILLE WITH OVER 30 POUNDS!!!

Kentucky’s Taylor Earns Co-angler Title

SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (Feb. 26, 2018) – Boater Derek Remitz of Grant, Alabama, caught a massive five-bass limit weighing 30 pounds, 5 ounces, Saturday to win the 2018 T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Choo Choo Division opener on Lake Guntersville pressented by Navionics. Remitz earned $5,412 for his victory.

Remitz said that he stuck with a pattern in a two-mile stretch of the lake for the entire day, catching 25 to 30 fish.

“I didn’t get to spend very much time on the water before the tournament, and I really think that helped me,” said Remitz, the 2007 Bassmaster Elite Series Rookie of the Year who earned his first career win in FLW competition. “Rather than running around burning 40 gallons of gas, I put the trolling motor down and never left the stretch that I was fishing. I was looking for the deepest, greenest grass that was close to where I thought they were going to spawn.”

Remitz said that he caught his fish alternating between a lipless crankbait and a squarebilled crankbait.

“The main thing was just covering water,” he said. “I’d catch 3 or 4 off of each little stretch of grass. The nice thing was that you knew if you were the right spot because you’d get bit in the first five minutes of being there.

“I had pretty close to my weight around 11:30, but I caught a 9-pounder around 1 p.m. that really sealed the deal for me,” Remitz went on to say. “I got lucky and was fortunate to run across a few groups of fish that were staging and willing to bite.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          Derek Remitz, Grant, Ala., five bass, 30-5, $5,412

2nd:         Dennis Barnes, Boaz, Ala., five bass, 25-12, $2,706

3rd:         Casey O’Donnell, Langston, Ala., five bass, 25-0, $1,999

4th:         Jeremy Renfroe, Birmingham, Ala., five bass, 24-2, $1,263

5th:         Seth Davis, Harrison, Tenn., five bass, 23-7, $1,182

6th:         Ben Johnson, Huntsville, Ala., five bass, 22-5, $992

7th:         Jason Henson, Rome, Ga., five bass, 21-6, $857

8th:         Jeff Kitchens, Auburn, Ala., five bass, 21-6, $857

9th:         Justin Lynch, Alabaster, Ala., five bass, 20-11, $722

10th:       John Polly, Nauvoo, Ala., five bass, 20-3, $631

Complete results below.

Photo courtesy Jeff Ragsdale Facebook Page

Jeff Ragsdale of Gardendale, Alabama, caught a largemouth weighing 10 pounds even – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $860.

Brandon Taylor of Russellville, Kentucky, won the Co-angler Division and $2,706 Saturday after catching a five-bass limit weighing 20 pounds, 6 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:          Brandon Taylor, Russellville, Ky., five bass, 20-6, $2,706

2nd:         Ron Montgomery, Armuchee, Ga., five bass, 20-2, $1,453

3rd:         Jason Cook, Harrison, Tenn., four bass, 19-11, $905

4th:         Chris Harcrow, Dawson, Ala., five bass, 19-8, $681

5th:         Johnny Pittman, Albertville, Ala., five bass, 18-11, $541

6th:         Derek Miller, Grant, Ala., five bass, 18-6, $496

7th:         Daniel Crockett, Old Hickory, Tenn., five bass, 17-15, $451

8th:         Riley Welch, Beecher, Ill., five bass, 17-13, $406

9th:         Roy Hurst Jr., Birmingham, Ala., five bass, 17-12, $361

10th:       Travis Johns, Birmingham, Ala., five bass, 17-10, $316

Jason Risley of Cordova, Tennessee, caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division – an 11-pound, 3-ounce largemouth – that earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $430.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 25-27 BFL Regional Championship on Lake Chickamauga in Dayton, Tennessee. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.

The 2018 BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season, five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American. The 2018 BFL All-American will be held May 31-June 2 at Cross Lake in Shreveport, Louisiana, and is hosted by the Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League on FLW’s social media outlets at FacebookTwitterInstagramYouTube and Snapchat.

 

1 DEREK REMITZ GRANT, AL 30 – 5 (5) 30 – 5 (5) $5,412
2 DENNIS BARNES BOAZ, AL 25 – 12 (5) 25 – 12 (5) $2,706
3 CASEY O’DONNELL LANGSTON, AL 25 – 0 (5) 25 – 0 (5) $1,999
4 JEREMY RENFROE BIRMINGHAM, AL 24 – 2 (5) 24 – 2 (5) $1,263
5 SETH DAVIS HARRISON, TN 23 – 7 (5) 23 – 7 (5) $1,182
6 BEN JOHNSON HUNTSVILLE, AL 22 – 5 (5) 22 – 5 (5) $992
7 JASON HENSON ROME, GA 21 – 6 (5) 21 – 6 (5) $857
7 JEFF KITCHENS AUBURN, AL 21 – 6 (5) 21 – 6 (5) $857
9 JUSTIN LYNCH ALABASTER, AL 20 – 11 (5) 20 – 11 (5) $722
10 JOHN POLLY NAUVOO, AL 20 – 3 (5) 20 – 3 (5) $631
11 NICK CUPPS CHATTANOOGA, TN 20 – 1 (5) 20 – 1 (5) $568
12 KYLE KASER PLYMOUTH, IN 19 – 13 (5) 19 – 13 (5) $523
13 GREG LAMB HARRISON, TN 19 – 10 (5) 19 – 10 (5) $505
14 JASON GRAPE ATTALLA, AL 19 – 3 (5) 19 – 3 (5) $478
15 JEFF RAGSDALE GARDENDALE, AL 19 – 1 (4) 19 – 1 (4) $1,311
16 JIM LEARY GUNTERSVILLE, AL 18 – 14 (5) 18 – 14 (5) $415
16 CASEY MARTIN NEW HOPE, AL 18 – 14 (5) 18 – 14 (5) $715
16 MICHAEL HOOD WINCHESTER, TN 18 – 14 (5) 18 – 14 (5) $415
19 PHILLIP DUKES RAINSVILLE, AL 18 – 13 (5) 18 – 13 (5) $379
20 CODY HARRISON TUSCUMBIA, AL 18 – 11 (5) 18 – 11 (5) $352
20 JEFF GARDNER CLEVELAND, AL 18 – 11 (5) 18 – 11 (5) $352
20 LIAM WEST GREENVILLE, SC 18 – 11 (5) 18 – 11 (5) $352
23 GERALD SWINDLE WARRIOR, AL 18 – 4 (5) 18 – 4 (5) $334
24 NICHOLAS REEVES MOULTON, AL 18 – 1 (5) 18 – 1 (5) $325
25 PAUL TIDWELL HORTON, AL 17 – 11 (5) 17 – 11 (5) $316
26 GAVIN AINSLIE HARRISON, TN 17 – 3 (5) 17 – 3 (5) $307
27 MARK TROUSDALE ROGERSVILLE, AL 17 – 2 (5) 17 – 2 (5) $298
28 THOMAS HELTON CHARLESTON, TN 16 – 11 (5) 16 – 11 (5) $289
29 DANIEL WHITAKER PHIL CAMPBELL, AL 16 – 9 (5) 16 – 9 (5) $271
29 RYAN MCINTOSH PATRIOT, IN 16 – 9 (5) 16 – 9 (5) $271
29 WAYNE CHRISTOPHER HUNTSVILLE, AL 16 – 9 (5) 16 – 9 (5) $271
32 TRISTON CROWDER LAWRENCEBURG, TN 16 – 8 (5) 16 – 8 (5) $253
33 DAX BUMPERS MARIETTA, GA 16 – 3 (5) 16 – 3 (5) $239
33 JAKE ROBERSON TUSCUMBIA, AL 16 – 3 (5) 16 – 3 (5) $239
35 DEREK JENKEL PINCKNEYVILLE, IL 16 – 1 (5) 16 – 1 (5)
35 DEREK FREEMAN ANDERSON, SC 16 – 1 (5) 16 – 1 (5)
37 RICKY LEE SULLIGENT, AL 16 – 0 (4) 16 – 0 (4)
37 COLBY HARRISON BRILLIANT, AL 16 – 0 (5) 16 – 0 (5)
39 JENNINGS EARNEST GUIN, AL 15 – 15 (5) 15 – 15 (5)
40 JEFF KNIGHT CLEVELAND, TN 15 – 11 (5) 15 – 11 (5)
40 GENE BARNETTE TOWN CREEK, AL 15 – 11 (5) 15 – 11 (5)
42 ROGER MORSE ODENVILLE, AL 15 – 10 (5) 15 – 10 (5)
43 JACKIE FLACK CULLMAN, AL 15 – 9 (4) 15 – 9 (4)
44 MATTHEW PAIN SCOTTSBORO, AL 15 – 5 (5) 15 – 5 (5)
44 HAROLD WILSON CANTON, GA 15 – 5 (5) 15 – 5 (5)
44 HEATH MARTIN FYFFE, AL 15 – 5 (5) 15 – 5 (5)
47 WESLEY SMITH VINEMONT, AL 15 – 3 (5) 15 – 3 (5)
48 JOHNNY PATTERSON GRANT, AL 14 – 15 (5) 14 – 15 (5)
49 CHRIS MAYFIELD PHIL CAMPBELL, AL 14 – 14 (5) 14 – 14 (5)
49 DANIEL DAVIS ALBERTVILLE, AL 14 – 14 (5) 14 – 14 (5)
51 BRANDON MCGINNIS PELL CITY, AL 14 – 13 (5) 14 – 13 (5)
52 BRYAN HOBSON TUSCALOOSA, AL 14 – 6 (3) 14 – 6 (3)
53 PAYTON MCGINNIS JASPER, AL 14 – 4 (5) 14 – 4 (5)
53 CHAD BIDDLE SHELBYVILLE, KY 14 – 4 (5) 14 – 4 (5)
55 JAY KEITH ARDMORE, TN 14 – 3 (5) 14 – 3 (5)
56 SAM MOODY ATHENS, AL 13 – 14 (5) 13 – 14 (5)
57 CHAD JONES MOUNT JULIET, TN 13 – 13 (5) 13 – 13 (5)
58 LUKE PLUNKETT PINSON, AL 13 – 12 (5) 13 – 12 (5)
59 JIMMY MASON ROGERSVILLE, AL 13 – 9 (5) 13 – 9 (5)
60 CHRIS TUCKER HENAGAR, AL 13 – 8 (5) 13 – 8 (5)
60 WAYNE BOYD ROME, GA 13 – 8 (5) 13 – 8 (5)
60 MARK AILOR HUNTSVILLE, AL 13 – 8 (5) 13 – 8 (5)
63 JADE KEETON FLORENCE, AL 13 – 7 (5) 13 – 7 (5)
64 DUSTIN SEABORN GUIN, AL 13 – 6 (5) 13 – 6 (5)
65 LEE BLACK DANVILLE, AL 13 – 4 (5) 13 – 4 (5)
66 NATHANAEL KNIGHT GUNTERSVILLE, AL 13 – 2 (5) 13 – 2 (5)
66 DANIEL TREVINO JR LANGSTON, AL 13 – 2 (5) 13 – 2 (5)
68 JEREMY GREEN GADSDEN, AL 13 – 0 (2) 13 – 0 (2)
69 SHAWN DIEHL HARVEST, AL 12 – 14 (4) 12 – 14 (4)
70 TONY O’NEAL ZEBULON, GA 12 – 12 (5) 12 – 12 (5)
71 CHRIS PETERS BIRCHWOOD, TN 12 – 10 (5) 12 – 10 (5)
72 JOHN DAVENPORT HUNTSVILLE, AL 12 – 9 (5) 12 – 9 (5)
72 MICHAEL MULKEY POWDER SPRINGS, GA 12 – 9 (5) 12 – 9 (5)
74 ANDY PARKINSON DALTON, GA 12 – 8 (5) 12 – 8 (5)
75 GARY THACKER ATHENS, AL 12 – 5 (5) 12 – 5 (5)
76 BRENT BARNES CHATTANOOGA, TN 12 – 3 (5) 12 – 3 (5)
77 ROY GALBRAITH GUIN, AL 12 – 2 (5) 12 – 2 (5)
78 JETT LOACH CHICKAMAUGA, GA 11 – 15 (5) 11 – 15 (5)
79 MATT CARTER OWENS X ROADS, AL 11 – 14 (4) 11 – 14 (4)
79 JONATHAN COOPER BRIDGEPORT, AL 11 – 14 (4) 11 – 14 (4)
81 CHRIS HESTER FORT PAYNE, AL 11 – 10 (5) 11 – 10 (5)
82 DAVY LOLLEY HAYDEN, AL 11 – 9 (3) 11 – 9 (3)
83 MITCH MITCHELL MUSCLE SHOALS, AL 11 – 8 (5) 11 – 8 (5)
84 DALE ROWLAND SHELBYVILLE, TN 11 – 7 (5) 11 – 7 (5)
85 JAKE GIPSON BIRMINGHAM, AL 11 – 5 (5) 11 – 5 (5)
85 TERRY MANN WARRIOR, AL 11 – 5 (5) 11 – 5 (5)
85 RYAN SALZMAN HUNTSVILLE, AL 11 – 5 (3) 11 – 5 (3)
88 RICKY PARPOLOWICZ DECATUR, AL 11 – 4 (4) 11 – 4 (4)
89 JAY FAGAN MABLETON, GA 11 – 3 (3) 11 – 3 (3)
90 TIM CARINI MARIETTA, GA 11 – 2 (5) 11 – 2 (5)
91 SEAN BUNTIN SATSUMA, AL 11 – 1 (5) 11 – 1 (5)
92 MICHAEL CRIDER CALHOUN, GA 10 – 15 (5) 10 – 15 (5)
93 DARIEN CRAIG HAYDEN, AL 10 – 12 (3) 10 – 12 (3)
94 BEN HARRIS COHUTTA, GA 10 – 10 (4) 10 – 10 (4)
95 STEVE BARNES HARRISON, TN 10 – 8 (4) 10 – 8 (4)
96 JACK MORRIS NEW HOPE, AL 10 – 5 (2) 10 – 5 (2)
97 JERRY GOODNER CLEVELAND, TN 9 – 9 (4) 9 – 9 (4)
97 LEALAND JOHNSON ARAB, AL 9 – 9 (3) 9 – 9 (3)
99 BLAKE HALL HARTSELLE, AL 9 – 6 (4) 9 – 6 (4)
100 KENNY EVERETTE VILLA RICA, GA 9 – 5 (4) 9 – 5 (4)
100 NATHAN HAND MADISON, AL 9 – 5 (3) 9 – 5 (3)
102 LANDON LOMAX OWENS CROSS ROADS, AL 9 – 3 (4) 9 – 3 (4)
103 DOUGLAS WEBSTER PINSON, AL 8 – 15 (3) 8 – 15 (3)
104 RICK BOWEN JACKSON, TN 8 – 14 (3) 8 – 14 (3)
104 SCOTT ASHLEY WARRIOR, AL 8 – 14 (2) 8 – 14 (2)
104 JAMES SWINDLE PARRISH, AL 8 – 14 (2) 8 – 14 (2)
107 JAMES BABER OZARK, AL 8 – 12 (5) 8 – 12 (5)
108 JEFF GRAY ARAB, AL 8 – 8 (4) 8 – 8 (4)
109 CAMERON TROUSDALE ROGERSVILLE, AL 8 – 2 (3) 8 – 2 (3)
109 CLAYTON JOYCE CHAPEL HILL, TN 8 – 2 (3) 8 – 2 (3)
111 SCOTT GIBBS ROME, GA 7 – 12 (3) 7 – 12 (3)
112 GIL SUMMERLIN GUNTERSVILLE, AL 7 – 4 (3) 7 – 4 (3)
112 CHASE FLEEMAN COLUMBIA, TN 7 – 4 (3) 7 – 4 (3)
114 EVAN BOUTWELL HARVEST, AL 6 – 15 (3) 6 – 15 (3)
115 MIKE ARY DALTON, GA 6 – 13 (2) 6 – 13 (2)
116 JOSH MOORE DECATUR, AL 6 – 12 (3) 6 – 12 (3)
117 RUSTY WHITE HARRISON, TN 6 – 8 (2) 6 – 8 (2)
117 GREG BUIE SCOTTSBORO, AL 6 – 8 (2) 6 – 8 (2)
119 RUSSELL BRYANT RESACA, GA 6 – 2 (2) 6 – 2 (2)
120 JASON HESTER PHIL CAMPBELL, AL 6 – 0 (2) 6 – 0 (2)
121 SCOTT TOWRY LAWRENCEBURG, TN 5 – 14 (3) 5 – 14 (3)
122 JIMMY RAWLSTON OOLTEWAH, TN 5 – 13 (2) 5 – 13 (2)
123 JAMES SMITH HUNTSVILLE, AL 5 – 12 (2) 5 – 12 (2)
124 JUSTIN OSBORNE BIG COVE, AL 5 – 8 (2) 5 – 8 (2)
125 EDWARD NOOJIN CHATTANOOGA, TN 5 – 6 (2) 5 – 6 (2)
125 JOEL GREEN MOULTON, AL 5 – 6 (2) 5 – 6 (2)
127 CHUCK MEDLEY OWENS CROSS ROADS, AL 5 – 5 (2) 5 – 5 (2)
128 SCOTT CHATHAM KINGSTON, GA 5 – 3 (2) 5 – 3 (2)
129 RODNEY BOLTE COLUMBUS, IN 4 – 13 (1) 4 – 13 (1)
129 ALLEN BISHOP ALBERTVILLE, AL 4 – 13 (3) 4 – 13 (3)
131 BRAD HARMON RINGGOLD, GA 4 – 12 (2) 4 – 12 (2)
132 JOHN PEMBERTON JR BLAIRSVILLE, GA 4 – 11 (2) 4 – 11 (2)
133 KEITH HARPER GROVE OAK, AL 4 – 8 (2) 4 – 8 (2)
133 RODNEY TREADAWAY DECATUR, AL 4 – 8 (1) 4 – 8 (1)
135 ADAM BROWN ATTALLA, AL 4 – 4 (2) 4 – 4 (2)
136 TYLER WEAVER COTTONDALE, AL 4 – 2 (1) 4 – 2 (1)
137 ALAN BARRETT CULLMAN, AL 3 – 8 (1) 3 – 8 (1)
138 MIKE GIPSON NICEVILLE, FL 3 – 3 (1) 3 – 3 (1)
139 CHRISTOPHER STITES SR SMYRNA, TN 3 – 1 (1) 3 – 1 (1)
139 KEITH VANN CEDARTOWN, GA 3 – 1 (1) 3 – 1 (1)
141 TODD RADNEY OXFORD, AL 2 – 15 (1) 2 – 15 (1)
142 JOSH WISSINGER HAYDEN, AL 2 – 9 (1) 2 – 9 (1)
143 JONATHAN VINSON MADISON, AL 2 – 8 (1) 2 – 8 (1)
143 KYLE GLASGOW GUIN, AL 2 – 8 (1) 2 – 8 (1)
145 SCOTT WRIGHT CARBON HILL, AL 2 – 2 (1) 2 – 2 (1)
BRYAN DOWDY FLORENCE, AL
SHANE RATCLIFF CORDOVA, AL
DERON PATRICK CULLMAN, AL
LAYNE KING OWENS CROSS ROADS, AL
CHRISTOPHER THOMAS BIRMINGHAM, AL
WILLIAM BATES CUMMING, GA
BRANDON LOONEY ATHENS, AL
BRIAN SMITH GADSDEN, AL
DAVID GORMAN CANTON, GA
BRYAN GREGORY FORT PAYNE, AL
JOHNATHAN KEEL SCOTTSBORO, AL
SHANNON LEWIS PACHUTA, MS
KYLE SMITH CRANE HILL, AL
ROBERT COMALANDER FAIRHOPE, AL
JAMES SWINDLE PARRISH, AL
RICKY CHAPPELL WARRIOR, AL
PAT KELLY SR GUNTERSVILLE, AL
BOBBY MCDILL RALEIGH, MS
KENNETH SMITH TULLAHOMA, TN
SHANE MOSS JASPER, TN
DON TULLY ACWORTH, GA
JK GUIN CARBON HILL, AL
RICK CAMPBELL CLEVELAND, AL
JACKIE PRICE PINSON, AL
BRIAN MERRIMAN FALKVILLE, AL
TIMOTHY GILL GOSPORT, IN
WILLIAM WADDELL GUNTERSVILLE , AL